Melvin Nieves

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: December 28, 1971 in San Juan, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Luis Pales Matos (Santa Rosa, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 1, 1992 (Age 20-248d, 16,204th in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 14, 1998 (Age 26-260d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Melvin Nieves

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

1228

284

.231

163

RBI

187

OBP

.314

SLG

.438

OPS

.752

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	DET	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	2	Apr 2	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	4 (1)	Apr 4	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	5	Apr 5	DET	@	CHW	W,15-12	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	7 (1)	Apr 7	DET		MIN	W,10-4	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	13 (5)	Apr 14	DET	@	MIL	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	15 (1)	Apr 16	DET		SEA	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
8	16	Apr 17	DET		SEA	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	17	Apr 18	DET		OAK	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	18	Apr 19	DET		OAK	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	21 (2)	Apr 23	DET	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	22	Apr 24	DET	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	25 (2)	Apr 27	DET	@	ANA	L,5-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	26	Apr 29	DET		MIL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
15	27	Apr 30	DET		MIL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	28	May 3	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	45	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
17	29	May 4	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	30	May 5	DET	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	32 (1)	May 7	DET		KCR	W,12-3	GS	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	33	May 8	DET		KCR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	37 (3)	May 13	DET		TOR	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
22	38	May 14	DET		TOR	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	39	May 15	DET	@	KCR	L,9-10	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	40	May 16	DET	@	KCR	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	41	May 17	DET	@	KCR	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	42	May 18	DET	@	KCR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	43	May 20	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
28	44	May 21	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
29	45	May 23	DET		TEX	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	46	May 24	DET		TEX	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	47	May 25	DET		TEX	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
32	48	May 26	DET		ANA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
33	49	May 27	DET		ANA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	50	May 28	DET		BAL	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	51	May 30	DET	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	54 (2)	Jun 2	DET	@	OAK	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
37	55	Jun 3	DET	@	OAK	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	56	Jun 5	DET		SEA	L,6-14	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	60 (3)	Jun 10	DET		OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	61	Jun 11	DET		OAK	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	62	Jun 13	DET	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	63	Jun 14	DET	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	64	Jun 15	DET	@	MON	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	65	Jun 16	DET		FLA	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
45	66	Jun 17	DET		FLA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
46	67	Jun 18	DET		FLA	W,6-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	68	Jun 20	DET		BOS	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
48	69	Jun 21	DET		BOS	W,15-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	70	Jun 22	DET		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
50	71	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	72	Jun 24	DET		NYY	L,9-12	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
52	73	Jun 25	DET		NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
53	74	Jun 26	DET	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	75	Jun 27	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
55	76	Jun 28	DET	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	77	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	78	Jun 30	DET		NYM	W,14-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	80 (1)	Jul 2	DET		NYM	W,9-7	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	81	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	82	Jul 4 (1)	DET		BAL	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
61	83	Jul 4 (2)	DET		BAL	W,11-8	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
62	85 (1)	Jul 6	DET		BAL	W,14-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
63	86	Jul 10	DET	@	NYY	L,3-10	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
64	87	Jul 11	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	88	Jul 12	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
66	89	Jul 13	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	90	Jul 14	DET	@	BOS	L,4-18	GS	48	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
68	91	Jul 15	DET	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	54	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	92	Jul 16	DET	@	ANA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
70	93	Jul 17	DET	@	ANA	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	94	Jul 18	DET	@	TEX	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
72	95	Jul 19	DET	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
73	97 (1)	Jul 21	DET		CHW	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
74	98	Jul 22	DET		CHW	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	99	Jul 23	DET		CHW	W,8-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	100	Jul 25	DET		MIL	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
77	102 (1)	Jul 27	DET		MIL	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	103	Jul 29	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
79	104	Jul 30	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	108 (3)	Aug 3	DET		TOR	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	124 (15)	Aug 19	DET		MIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
82	125	Aug 20	DET		MIN	L,1-11	GS	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF CF
83	126	Aug 21	DET	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	43	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
84	127	Aug 22	DET	@	MIL	W,16-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	128	Aug 23	DET	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	129	Aug 24	DET	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	130	Aug 25	DET	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	51	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
88	131	Aug 26	DET	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	134 (2)	Aug 30	DET		PHI	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
90	135	Aug 31	DET		PHI	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
91	136	Sep 1	DET	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
92	138 (1)	Sep 3	DET	@	ATL	W,12-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
93	139	Sep 4	DET		ANA	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
94	140	Sep 5	DET		ANA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	148 (7)	Sep 13	DET	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
96	149	Sep 14	DET	@	OAK	W,6-5	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
97	151 (1)	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
98	152	Sep 18	DET	@	NYY	W,9-7	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
99	154 (1)	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	L,8-12	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	158 (3)	Sep 24	DET		BOS	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
							102gm		758.1	188	4	4	196	1